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FZNT24 KNHC 170908
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.SYNOPSIS..WEAK 1012 MB LOW NEAR 24N88W WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE 
THROUGH TODAY...LEAVING A BROAD TROUGH THROUGH THE CNTRL 
GULF FROM 21N89W TO 30N86W. WEAK SFC RIDGE WILL PERSIST 
OVER THE WRN GULF TODAY...THEN SHIFT W AS THE TROUGH MOVES INTO 
THE AREA. THE TROUGH WILL BE NEAR 95W EARLY FRI...AND ALONG THE 
TX COAST FRI NIGHT. SFC RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM THE ATLC INTO THE 
ERN AND CNTRL GULF BEHIND THE TROUGH FRI THROUGH SUN.
 
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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...W OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.  
.SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OF LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 23N E OF 93W.
.FRI...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N.
 
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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. W OF 89N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 23N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS W OF 88W. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN